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if congress fails to block the march 1st cuts in the pentagon budget, the navy will ground the blue angels. that precision flying team. the blue angels perform in 30 cities each year including, of course, san francisco. while the angels are just one part of our fleet week, they are considered the biggest draw and a key reason why a million people spend that weekend in san francisco every year which, of course, leaves a big boost for the local economy. on this presidents' day, president obama is back in washington tonight after spending the weekend in florida, even golfing with tiger woods yesterday. congress is out for the entear week making the city -- take a look -- look like a ghost town. some tourists were irritated saying less than two weeks remain until the $85 billion in spending cuts kick in. >> it is quite concerning that they're not here. >> get it solved. it's keeping everybody on pins and needles. >> lawmakers are spending this weeklong recess in their own districts and when they return to washington they'll have four days to agree on an alternative plan to cut the nation's deb
if congress fails to block the march 1st cuts in the pentagon budget, the navy will ground the blue angels. that precision flying team. the blue angels perform in 30 cities each year including, of course, san francisco. while the angels are just one part of our fleet week, they are considered the biggest draw and a key reason why a million people spend that weekend in san francisco every year which, of course, leaves a big boost for the local economy. on this presidents' day, president obama is...
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nbc's chief pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. not surprising that the u.s. and iran would publicly fight about something, but u.s. officials strongly deny that the iranians shot down this drone. the officials say this unmanned drone was on a routine surveillance mission over the iran/afghanistan border when operators on the ground suddenly lost all control. it appears the drone veered off course and fell into the laps of the iranian military. the problem is this is not just any drone. the iranians claim it's an rq-170, a super secret stealth drone that looks more like a flying wing than an airplane and the same kind of drone that secretly circled over that compound in pakistan where osama bin laden was killed. but the concern here, though, is that this could be a technology bonanza for the iranians, that they could try to retrieve the drone's high-tech cameras and sensors, even its stealth technology to try to develop it for themselves. but even if they can't, this episode in its
nbc's chief pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. not surprising that the u.s. and iran would publicly fight about something, but u.s. officials strongly deny that the iranians shot down this drone. the officials say this unmanned drone was on a routine surveillance mission over the iran/afghanistan border when operators on the ground suddenly lost all control. it appears the drone veered off course and fell into the...
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the pentagon notifies congress today of its large-scale furlough plan should those cuts kick in. >>> let's head to wall street. cnbc's jackie deangelis is at the new york stock exchange. good morning. >> good morning, natalie. another day, another cyber attack. this time on apple. authorities believe that the hackers that targeted facebook last week used the same software to attack the mac computers of apple employees. all this, of course, coming on the heels of chrysler, jeep and burger king saying their twitter accounts were hacked. >>> meanwhile it isn't 1999 but investors are sure partying like it is, after nasdaq hit an all-time high. google its stock price topping $800 a share yesterday. natalie? >> all right. jackie at the new york stock exchange, thank you. >>> the vice president is generating some buzz after a facebook town hall chat with parents' magazine and a discussion focusing on joe biden's gun control efforts. he gave frank advice on self-defense. >> if you want to protect yourself, get a double barrel shotgun. you don't need an ar-15. buy a shotgun. buy a shotgun. >>
the pentagon notifies congress today of its large-scale furlough plan should those cuts kick in. >>> let's head to wall street. cnbc's jackie deangelis is at the new york stock exchange. good morning. >> good morning, natalie. another day, another cyber attack. this time on apple. authorities believe that the hackers that targeted facebook last week used the same software to attack the mac computers of apple employees. all this, of course, coming on the heels of chrysler, jeep...